Edmonton Journal

NOA Artwalk: Transforming an entire mall into a strollable art gallery and ballroom, the two-pronged artist walk and Amy’s House Night of Artists hits Bonnie Doon Centre this weekend! Read More

Remember when proponents of the consumer carbon tax told us that with this one simple and elegant measure that Canada could deal with its emissions, so there would be no need for any other inefficient, bureaucratic government meddling? Read More

Truly astounding is the 180-degree about-face the Liberal/NDP government executed almost overnight after the U.S. election. Even though they had, for the last decade, pursued policies that blocked any sort of development, suddenly the country needs pipelines, control of the borders, control of the illegal drug trade, internal trade, et cetera. And they proclaimed this in front of the TV cameras completely straight-faced without so much as a wink or snigger. They are politicians, after all. Read More

Well, at least it was a better loss than the last one. Read More

The Edmonton dropped a 3-2 decision in New Jersey Thursday, on an evening where the Oilers bottom-9 did not piss a drop. Read More

The Alberta government says $2 million it devoted to funds for planning in last month's provincial budget could result in hundreds of new beds across two Edmonton hospitals, though a timeline and cost for the final project are not yet available. Read More

A judge has declined to review the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service's decision not to prosecute an Edmonton police officer who kicked an Indigenous teenager in the head, finding there is no evidence of an "abuse of process" justifying the "extremely rare" step. Read More

Alberta Health Service's former CEO is challenging public comments made by the premier and health minister in a new statement issued minutes before the province filed its statement of defence in the matter, suggesting she was let go because "she couldn't do her job." Read More

An organization that has been providing transitional mental health services to Albertans in Ponoka County says the province has pulled their funding without any reasoning. Read More

The Edmonton Police Service says DNA sequencing has been used to identify the remains of a man who was last seen in Edmonton in November 1990. Read More

On Monday, my team and I faced the heartbreaking decision to pause intakes to many of our clinical services, including counselling for children, youth, and adults. This was not a decision made lightly but one forced upon us after learning that we will have a significant funding shortfall in the next fiscal year. Read More

From the top of the Pacific Division to the depths of the lowest point in the season, it was a February to forget for the Edmonton Oilers. And March isn't shaping up to be much better. Read More

This in from NHL goalie expert Kevin Woodley, who covers the Canucks for NHL.com, his explanation of why goalie Stuart Skinner of the Edmonton Oilers is literally falling on his face in the Edmonton nets now and then. Read More

WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Oil Spills Postmedia’s Rob Wong speaks with Edmonton Journal Oilers writer Gerry Moddejonge to get his thoughts on what has gone wrong for the Oilers of late and how they can right the ship. They also discuss the addition of Jake Walman and how he has looked in his first few games with Edmonton. Read More

The union representing library employees is decrying the removal of Pride flags from at least two Edmonton Public Library (EPL) branches as a step backwards for inclusion. Read More

Here's a look at Thursday's Edmonton weather from Environment Canada. Read More

So Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has been blasted by lots of other politicians, commentators and media outlets for her solo stance against using Alberta oil to counter U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats. And for travelling to Florida to meet Trump face-to-face to try to head off his tariffs before they were even implemented. Read More

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Premier Danielle Smith is defending her trip to South Florida to attend a fundraiser for a right-wing group called PragerU. PragerU unabashedly supports Trump’s polices, including the annexation of Canada. She says she will defend Canada’s position on tariffs at the conference, but the reality is the cost of her trip benefits a right-wing group that supports Trump’s goal of annexation. Read More

Those who follow me on social media will likely have encountered my standing joke, the one that I only post after the most hair-raising of wins by the Edmonton Oilers. Be it an overtime triumph, a blown lead with a happy ending, an almost-blown lead with a nail-biting finish, or whatever inventive new way our local team might put its fans through the wringer before achieving the desired result, will prompt my tongue-in-cheek instant hindsight: "Never in doubt!" If, on the other hand, the outcome really isn't in doubt because the Oilers cruised to the finish line with a comfortable lead, I don't bother. Read More